Lake Superior Railroad. Letter to the Hon. Lewis Cass. By Morgan L. Drake, Esq.W. M. Thompson, book and job printer, 1852 - 18 páginas |
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... measure . That State , and the other States who combined with her upon the occasion alluded to , cannot upon principles of comity and fair , neighborly usage , now object to this grant of land in aid of establishing a communication on ...
... measure . That State , and the other States who combined with her upon the occasion alluded to , cannot upon principles of comity and fair , neighborly usage , now object to this grant of land in aid of establishing a communication on ...
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... measure than the Peninsula of Michigan . It is not then merely local selfishness on the part of Michigan and Wisconsin in asking for a giant of land to aid in constructing this route . The interest in the mines now being worked , held ...
... measure than the Peninsula of Michigan . It is not then merely local selfishness on the part of Michigan and Wisconsin in asking for a giant of land to aid in constructing this route . The interest in the mines now being worked , held ...
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... measure should be pressed upon the consideration of Congress at the ensuing session . The sentiment seems to prevail that the public lands are no longer to be husbanded as a source of reve- nue . In accordance with this sentiment , a ...
... measure should be pressed upon the consideration of Congress at the ensuing session . The sentiment seems to prevail that the public lands are no longer to be husbanded as a source of reve- nue . In accordance with this sentiment , a ...
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Morgan L. Drake. 11 This measure is highly favored by the old States.- Should it become a law , the land donated to the new States will be subject to be specially appropriated by the respective Legislatures . Experience in Western State ...
Morgan L. Drake. 11 This measure is highly favored by the old States.- Should it become a law , the land donated to the new States will be subject to be specially appropriated by the respective Legislatures . Experience in Western State ...
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access to market acres adminis aid in constructing alternate sections answer the wants Bennett Bill Branch to Iron capital of Ohio Central Railroad commerce Congress Copper County of Mason Detroit district ensuing session equally interested eral Flint further enacted Government land grant of land Green Bay hardship Illinois Central Iron Bay Kewana Point Lake Michigan Lake Superior Land Office land to aid lands hereby granted Manitowoc Marquette Bay Massachusetts ment Michigan and Wisconsin Michigan Southern miles mineral region mines Mississippi nation navigation object offered at public Ontonagon Peninsula of Michigan Pennsylvania Pontiac portion Proposed Rail Road public lands public sale purposes aforesaid Railroad and Branches reserved sections respective jurisdiction respective Legislatures right of pre-emption road and branches road through Canada route Saginaw Bay sections in width seven shore of Lake sold source of profit tration Union United want of access wilderness
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Página 12 - State, to select, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from the lands of the United States nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land in alternate sections or parts of sections as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold or...
Página 12 - ... a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Página 12 - ... United States, by virtue of this act, to take with him such part of his goods, chattels, or other property as he may find convenient ; and all property left in the United States by any alien, who may be removed, as aforesaid, shall be, and remain subject to his order and disposal, in the same manner as if this act had not been passed. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue and be in force for and during the term of two years from the passing thereof. Approved June 25,...
Página 12 - ... but in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely fixed, sold any section or any part thereof granted as aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emption has attached to the same...
Página 12 - States, within six miles on each side of said roads, shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold; which lands shall from time to time be offered at public sale to the highest bidder, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and shall not be subject to entry until they shall have been so offered at public sale. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said lands hereby granted...
Página 12 - Michigan for the use and purpose aforesaid : Provided, That the land to be so located shall in no case be further than fifteen miles from the lines of said roads, and selected for and on account of each of said roads...
Página 12 - Legislature, shall be forwarded to the proper local land offices respectively, and to the General Land Office at Washington city, within ninety days after the completion of the same. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, and is...
Página 12 - That the sections and parts of sections of land which, by such grant, shall remain to the United States, within six miles on each side of said road and branches, shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold.
Página 12 - ... made under the direction of the legislature, shall be forwarded to the proper local land offices respectively, and to the general land office at Washington City, within ninety days after the completion of the same.
Página 6 - Eailroad at Chicago, it would give access to the valley of the Ohio, and accommodate the travel around the head of Lake Erie to the upper country. Crossing the Lake...